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Dr. Yolanda Abel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Preparation (DTP) in the School of Education (SOE) at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). She serves as lead coordinator for the courses Human Development, Learning, and Diversity I and II (HDLD).In addition, to her teaching and advising duties, Dr. Abel is also currently facilitating the reinstatement of early childhood education certification and working as a coordinator of a Professional Development School (PDS). Her dissertation, “African-American Father Involvement in Their Children’s School-Based Lives,” earned the 2008 Judith Ruchkin Research Award from the Maryland Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (MD ASCD). She has been selected to be a member of the 2009-2010 Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Emerging Leaders Class and is looking forward to continuing to develop and refine her leadership skills and chart her professional development in the field of education.

To contact Dr. Abel, call 410-516-5239 or email her at yabel.@jhu.edu

Faculty CV

Education

Ed.D, Johns Hopkins University, 2008
M.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1996
B.A., Temple University, 1992

Professional Experience

2008-Present, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University (JHU): Baltimore

Coordinate a professional development school (PDS) with an early childhood focus. Coordinate the early childhood certification program. Teach courses in the Departments of Teacher Prep and Interdisciplinary Studies. Facilitate the relationship between the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Hopkins chapter and the School of Education.

2000-2008 Instructor, Johns Hopkins University (JHU): Baltimore

Teach courses in a 39 credit Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. Advise students.

Courses:

Human Development, Learning and Diversity I and II

Human Growth and Development: A Lifespan Perspective Integrating the Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Curriculum

Methods of Teaching in the Elementary School Parent Involvement in Education

Professional Seminar

Supervised Internship/Seminar

Graduate Special Project: Focus on Management (Blackboard online course).

Scholarly/Research Interests

Family Engagement (African American Fathers)

Human Development and Learning

Diversity

Current Activities - Grants/Sponsored Research/Partnership Activities

Principal Investigator for the Family Employment and Support Program (FESP) Men’s Group Project; UHI Grant Proposal 2008-2009 submitted by Janet Glover-Kerkvliet (clinical community counseling student).

Professional Development Schools (PDS) Coordinator for our early childhood site at George Washington Elementary School in Baltimore City; co-wrote a grant to bring the 100 Book Challenge to the school. Grant notification will occur this April.

The Central Baltimore Higher Education Collaborative; a partnership between a variety of local neighborhood groups and associations and four intuitions of higher education, including Hopkins to stabilize and grow the area referred to as Central Baltimore.

Member of the Civitas Advisory Board; a transformation high school in Baltimore City; a partnership school with the Department of Teacher Preparation

Selected Publications

Referred Journals

Black, M.M., Siegel, E. H., Abel, Y., & Bentley, M.E. (2001). Home and videotape intervention delays early complementary feeding among adolescent mothers. Pediatrics 2001; 107(5). URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/107/5/e67.

Gavin, L.E., Black, M.M., Minor, S., & Abel, Y., Papas, M.A., & Bentley, M.E. (2002). Young, disadvantaged fathers’ involvement with their infants: An ecological perspective. Journal of Adolescent Health, 31, 266-276

Book Chapters

Sanders, M., Jones, G. A., & Abel, Y. (2002). Involving families and communities in the education of children and youth placed at-risk. In S. Stringfield & D. Land (Eds.) Educating At Risk Students. (pp. 171-188). Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education.

Book Review

Abel, Y. (2006). [Review of the book 176 ways to involve parents: Practical strategies for partnering with families]. Teachers College Record, Date Published: August 22, 2006. http:www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 12692.